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April 25th, 2009 by KittyKitty

First Season: The Spring

Springtime is the season when your pond comes to life. The plants and animals in your pond has been hibernating for the past winter season, and now your pond is ready to spring to life at the first sings of warm weather. This make it the perfect time to take care and maintain your pond before your fish, plants, and others come back to live from their winter break. Your pond will start to change dramatically as the days get warmer.

Never miss this opportunity to do the necessary maintenance. Watch for temperatures that falls around 50 degrees (this will be the perfect time).

This season is considered as the very weak time for your fish, and that’s because they haven’t eaten for months, which have put them on a low energy level. Due to this, your fish is prone to attacks by different kinds of organisms, such as parasites, fungi, bacteria and viruses…. and this makes it the right time to take all of the preventative measures. If you’re going to reduce the amount of pests and materials that could cause diseases, add a wide variety of treatment solutions.

Once the temperature gets hotter, you can give your pond another dosage of this treatment to get your fish well-protected as they are again developing their own immune systems, giving them enough protection from diseases.

Season 2: Fall

The fall will bring a significant change to your pond, because this is the time when most of the plant life will begin to change. In this season, you should move all of your plants that has the inability to withstand lower levels of temperatures indoors (or you can put them in places like a green house). You also need to focus on the leaves, which has to be cleared as well. Doing this will give you a clearer and healthier pond. You can also buy a pond cover too.

Third Season: The Winter

Let’s say for example that this will be the first winter season for your pond. Now, this is the time when your pond will undergo a down period, as lesser events are happening in this time compared to any of the other seasons. There are necessary steps/precautions that you need to take before winter arrives, so as to ensure the survival of your pond as well as your fish. You’ll have to feed your fish lesser during this time (for tips on how often you should feed your pets, you can always talk with your local pet store).

Summer is the season where you can invest for the things you need to prepare for the coming winter. The fish can withstand constant temperatures falling as low as 39 degrees nd those that are slightly lower than the 39 degree level) for a short period of time.

In buying a heater for your pond, just make sure to make a research first on what size you’re going to need to sufficiently heat your pond during the winter time, or ice will still continue to form, causing a very dangerous amounts of gas in the water as it is being trapped under the ice. You can choose to have an emergency tank in your pond if extreme events come.

Fourth Season: The Summer

Summertime is one of the livelier times for your pond. During this time, temperatures are beautiful, which makes it the best time for you to enjoy your pond more. Although things are beautiful during this season, never forget to keep up your maintenance, in order to keep your pond staying beautiful and lively.

This is the season when there is a decrease in your pond’s oxygen level, that’s whey there’s a need for you to take the necessary precautions (especially if you live in places where temperatures stay high for most of the year). A good indication that your pond needs oxygen is when you see your fish hanging out towards the surface of the water, seemingly gasping for air.

The heat that the summer brings paves way for potential parasites and illness into your pond. You must observe your pets for signs of illness, as most parasites are invisible. Symptoms like your fish shaking, scratching, shivering or rubbing against objects is an indicator of different types of illnesses, so it is of utmost importance to watch your fish closely.

Watch our for diseases such as the KHV, which promotes high mortality rate, and this thing needs treatment and care immediately. If you notice some changes with your pets, contact your pet store, Koi dealer and local vet for help.